Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in BritainHistorical study of the African and West Indian Black in the UK from 1594 to 1971 - covers forced labour as domestic workers, legal status, racial discrimination, race relations, racial conflict, racial policy, White attitudes, negro associations, immigration, social integration, employment (incl. As performers, writers, physicians, nurses, etc.), etc. Illustrations and references. |
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Later , he ventured into the busy streets and became what was called a " Regular Chaunter . " With a little ingenuity Johnson increased his daily takings considerably . All he did was to build a model of the ship " Nelson , " which he ...
Later , he ventured into the busy streets and became what was called a " Regular Chaunter . " With a little ingenuity Johnson increased his daily takings considerably . All he did was to build a model of the ship " Nelson , " which he ...
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streets during his daily walks between the Tower and his brother Wil- liam's surgery in Mincing Lane . This rather ascetic - looking son of an archdeacon must have been shocked to notice that Londoners " attached no excessive importance ...
streets during his daily walks between the Tower and his brother Wil- liam's surgery in Mincing Lane . This rather ascetic - looking son of an archdeacon must have been shocked to notice that Londoners " attached no excessive importance ...
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London streets , as well as the streets of several English towns and cities , became overrun with black paupers . Whereas under the Poor Law of the time paupers would be sent back to the parish of their birth to get relief , blacks born ...
London streets , as well as the streets of several English towns and cities , became overrun with black paupers . Whereas under the Poor Law of the time paupers would be sent back to the parish of their birth to get relief , blacks born ...
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Contents
Part | 3 |
Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in Britain |
| Author | Edward Scobie |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Johnson Publishing Company, 1972 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0874850568, 9780874850567 |
| Length | 316 pages |
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